THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCIENCE BULLETIN Vol. XXIV.] July 15, 1936 [No. 16. A Generic Revision of American Bythoscopinae and South American Jassinae* By P. W. OMANf CONTENTS PAGE Introduction 345 Acknowledgments 346 Morphological Notes and Terminology 346 Characters of the Subfamilies 347 Key to the American Genera of Bythoscopinae 349 Descriptions of Bythoscopine Genera 350 Key to the South American Genera of Jassinae 355 Description of Jassine Gent ra 358 Literature Cited 400 Illustrations 403 Index 420 Ab.stuact: The Aniciican genera of Bythoscopinae and the South American genera of Jassinae are reviewed. A key to the American subfamilies of Cicadel-lidae, and keys to the genera of the subfamilies indicated are included, as well as drawings illustrating the head structures and wing venation of the genotypes of most of the genera treated. Taxonornic terminology for leaf hoppers is discussed and some new terms introduced. The new categories described and nomenclatorial changes made are as follows. New genera: Euragallia (type, AgaUia furculola Osborn), AgalUota (type, Agallla punctata Oman) , Brasa (type, Macropsis rugicoUh Dozier), Ncopsls (type Pcdiopsis elegans Van Duzee), By-thonia (type Nionia (?) ricgosa Osborn), Cariancha (type Cariancha canboba, n. s]).), Brincadonis (type Brincadorus laticeps, n. sp.), Cerrillus (type Hccalus notatus Osborn). Arrngada (type Huleria rugosa Osborn), Egenus (type Egcnus acuminatus, n. si).), Bunamus (type Bonamus linealus, n. sp.), Bolarga (tj'pe * Submitted to the Department of Entomology and the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Kansas in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, 1935. t Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, United States Department of Agriculture. (343)
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